A Throw from the Darkness

Winter of 1943. Soviet troops push forward toward Oryol in fierce fighting. To find out how the enemy’s defenses are organized—and at the same time to capture a “tongue”—a group of scouts is sent into the Germans’ rear. Among them is a Red Army soldier, Yegor Shchukin, who already has several dangerous raids beyond the front line to his credit. The scouts manage to infiltrate the positions of Hitler’s men and capture a German officer. But disappearing unnoticed doesn’t work—the fascists launch a pursuit. Shchukin volunteers to cover the withdrawal of his comrades alone. He is already preparing for death when he unexpectedly receives help he could not even have hoped for…